Nanaimo bar

/ nəˈnaɪməʊ /

noun

1. a chocolate-coated sweet with a filling made from butter and icing sugar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nanaimo bar¹

C20: named after Nanaimo , a city on Vancouver Island

Example Sentences

The Nanaimo bar’s story begins with the so-called dainty recipes of the mid-20th century, treats engineered to be whipped up for unexpected company from pantry staples.

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Across the country, you’ll find the sugary bars for sale at small-town gas stations and supermarkets, where they compete with Nanaimo bar baking kits.

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In 2017, the Tim Hortons restaurant chain created a filled doughnut with the flavors of the Nanaimo bar for the nation’s sesquicentennial, a nod to its status.

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“But it’s the Nanaimo bar, so of course people make it.”

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Only once, she said, did she decide to sub out the Nanaimo bar, and people asked for them by name: “So that was the last time I ever tried that.”

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